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Special Values in
WHITE AND KHAKI
GOLF STOCKINGS
(lightweight)
BERNARDS of HARWICH.
EVIDENCE REGARDING UAL UAL DISPUTE PENDING AT BERNE
IMPORTANT REVELATIONS EXPECTED
MENACE OF
WAR
U.S. SEEKS
NEUTRALITY
LEGISLATION
Senate To Consider
-Bill To-morrow
POWERFUL GROUP SUPPORTS PITTMAN MEASURE.
Washington, To-day.
The possibility of war in Europe precipitated an animated debate in the Senate, in which 20 members joined and during which newspaper war scare head-
·lines were read out.
A powerful group of Senators is pressing for the passage, be- "fore the adjournment of Con-
gress, of the bill embodying!
neutrality legislation introduc-1.
A promise to "clean-up"
has been
anti-Nazis in Berlin made by Count. Wolf von. Hell”
dorf, anti-Semitic leader and new chief of police of the German
capital.
ed by Senator Pittman, Chair- PLAYGROUND
man of the Foreign Relations Committee.
This would block shipments of arms and munitions to the bell-
CONDITIONS
IN KOWLOON
gerents forbid American citizens QUESTIONS BY HON.
MR. J. P. BRAGA
to travel in belligerent ships, and deny American ports to belliger- ent warships.
BEGISLATIE COUNCIL
* MEETING TO-MORROW
ITALIAN FAMILIES
LEAVE ABYSSINIA
ECONOMICAL USE OF
PETROL ORDERED
MEMBERS OF FASCIST PARTY
DIRECTORATE VOLUNTEER
CHINA MAR" SPECIAL.
Paris Today
Mie. Marie Jowe Laval (right) the? Premier Laval of: France, and Comet. Eame- Chambean (left) were "weddet amid. terday.
SEQUEL TO DISTURBANCES
·AT÷TOULON
BOMBAY CRISIS
The Italo-Abyssinian Conciliation Commit tee to deal with the dispute arising out of the Ual: Ual incident met yesterday forenoon, when it at once decided that the fifth arbitrator would be named, so that in the case of differences of opin- ion arising among the present committee of four 3 Workers Gaoled And 36 Gives SILVER MERCHANT members the fifth could be co-opted without waste of time. The committee agreed unani- mously that the fifth committee man elected should be M. Politis, Greek Minister at Paris.
It was further decided that the committee should take up its labours at the point where they were last interrupted and deal with the statements made by the Governments of the two
countries concerned.
The legal expert of the Abyssinian Government, Professor Jeze, asked to submit his report, taking into consideration the League of Nations decision of August 3, 1935, whereby the ques
tion of the territorial ownership of Ual Ual should be ruled-out- At the beginning of yesterday's session, the Abyssiniani repre-
Light Punithments
-- CHINA, MAIL.“ SPECIAL Paris, To-day
A sequel to the recent dis- turbances' at Toulon occurred yesterday, when the count zen- tenced-three), workers / ench to three months' imprisonment; while 36 personas, including two foreigners, received Kighter “obatzueting punishments for traffic."-Trans-Ocean Service.
sentatives. M. Lapradelle and Professor Potter, made a declara-MLLE.
ACTION DEMANDED ~~~ | Speakers frequently referred t the drawing of the United States! into the world war. Senator Bone,
At to-morrow's meeting of the Abyssinian statement. Both statements were recorded in the in an impassioned speech, de- clared that the time bad come to Legislative Council the Hon Mr.minutes
notice, Finally the four committee men agreed that their efforts end this hell-bom business, and J. F. Braga, pursuant to demanded an assurance that be-will ask the following questions should be continued.
1. Has the attention of the! fore Congress adjourned and re- ported on its stewardship to Government been attracted by cer- American mothers, action would tain recent letters in the local
- Ftion,” the contents of which were not made puolison, The Italian,
representatives. Count. Aldovrandi and State Commcillor Mon tagna, announced that they made a reservation concerning the
be taken on the bill
A message from Rome states) that among those directly
English newspapers concerning the TWO DEATHS ON affected by the military pre-
Serator Ashurst, declaring in unsatisfactory condition of the favour of the neutrality resolu- children's playground at the junc- tion, said that if Congress passed tion of Middle and Chatham Roads the bill, let them agree that notjia Kowloon?
a bushel of wheat, a pound of 2. What steps, if any, has the copper or a bale of cotton should Government taken to remedy the be shipped, no matter what prices (conditions complained of? these commodities commanded.
MEASURE BEFORE SENATE Influenced by the determined mood evident, the Senate Admin- istration has agreed to bring the Foreign Relations Committee neu- trality resolution before the Sen- ate to-morrow. Reuter."
RANPURA
Malayan Civil Servant And Indian Merchant
P. & 0. LINER ATTENDS THE NAVAL REVIEW
volunteers.m
LAVAL MARRIED AT
UNABLE TO MEET
HIS OBLIGATIONS
Bullion Dealers Lose
Rs. 10,000,000
PROHEITION ET DIRECTORS OF METAL EXCHANGE
**Bum
NEW REICH DISASTER
80 YARDS OF
ROADWAY
COLLAPSE
Underground Railway Excavations Are Responsible
14 MEN MISSING
CHINA MAIL" SPRETAL.
Berlin, To-day The old proverb that misfor- [[nnes « never come singly was verified once again resterday, when.close on the heels of the destruction of a large part of the great wireless exhibitions here, a second serious catast phe occurred yesterday at 12:15 pm, when about 80 yards of the roadway between the Bran-
denburg Gate, and the Potsda
merplatz beneath which the new north-south undergrou railway is now being excavated. collapsed.
The material damage done was very great and wit delay consider ably the completion of the project, which the State in the public In- Bombay. To-day.terest has been making strenno
jefforts to fadh
emergency meeting
of directors pË Bullion... Exc
resolved to
PARIS CHURCHhibit merchants from ent
IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY
MANY DISTINGUISHED GUESTS PRESENT
“CHINA MAIL" SPECIALT Paris, To-day.
upon transactions in
either for a first settlement
la second settlement below the the
·RUMOURS CAUSE CRISIS
More
is the kiss of
toat
«sonne, oz, all of working below
face at the time or had left
rates of Rs. 64/13 and 65/1, for lunch has not yet been deter- respectively, until further “no: hiined. The exact cause of the tice. The resolution was pass catastrophe is not known. fed with a view to avoiding the
· FURTHER COFLAPSE - FEARED. parations for the East African
threatened crisis and the bear- [operations are a large number
fing of rates in the present Fire brigades took up- of students, who have either
nervous market.
rescue work immediately, but the been called to the colours or
A later message states that it danger of a further collapse of have offered themselves 28 The religious ceremony of the asseported that bullion dealers earth is considerable, because the marriage of M. Laval's daughter st. Ra. 16,000,000. One prominent sides of a trench 15 metres below The question of how these to Count Rene de Chambron took dealer alone: lost Rs. 3,000,000.
the gomd level formed by the sub- students will sit for their ex-place yesterday at 10.30 am at Beater.
gidmase of the surface threatens- 1- 3. Will the Government effect
aminations due in the autumn the Church of St. Clothilde in the
Handslide at any moment, jimmediate improvements in the]
has now been settled by deput-parish of the Quaï d'Orsay. The
Timmediately after the news of directions of
When the P. & O. liner Ran- ing the Italian schools in East Grand Master of the Dominicans, Earlier messages stated that the disaster spread two companies (a) rendering the play- pura arrived in Hong Kong this Africa to appoint a special com- Mr. Gillet, performed the Ger there was a serious crisis on the of pioneer battalions were ordered ground free from the objection morning from London, via ports, mission to conduct the examina-vice in the presence of a large silver market at Bombay in con- by the military authorities to leave abie features specified in the let it was learned that an other tions locally
number of Bishops and Prelates sequence of rumours that a desler by train for the scene of the mis- ters referred to in Question 1; wise delightful voyage had been
LEAGUE DECISION
All the members of the French (b) providing hygienic ap marred by the death of two of that the Paris Soir asserts that officials, the diplomatic corps. Exchange Board would meet last rived at 6 pm and took up their
A message from Paris states Cabinet and many high State was unable to meet his liabilities fortune to start expert Kaly
and present a settlement. The operations. The rescue Lorce 27- the passengers. (c) more effective guarding
the statement made yesterday by including the German Ambassa-night. of the grounds to prevent its use
Mr. R. J. Huddie; a Malayan the Abyssinian representatives at dor in Paris, and numerous Par by loiterers and others whose civil servant, who was on his the Italo-Ethiopian Conciliation liamentarians attended the re- presence on the ground might be way back to Singapore from Committee referred to the recent ception at the Quai d'Orsay after "open" to objection;
Home leave, collapsed and died decision of the League of Nations the religions, marriage ceremony TYPHOON WARNING MANSLAUGHTER (d) the provision of trees in shortly after the ship left Aden. Council, whereby the question of of the daughter of the Premier, suitable places on the ground to
The other death occurred sovereignty over the ferritory of M Laval, when the young couple supply shade in the hot summer
when the ship was about two Ual Ual is removed from the sphere were cordially congratulated and bours out from Singapore on of the discussion bar ZA months;
(e) the exclusive use of the
her way to Hong Kong An (Continued on Page 9)-- playground by children only Nunumall, who had boarded "FLYING CLIPPER" ON HER Indian merchant. Mullchand Tsinan, To-day. Thousands will perish unless with their attendants?
the vessel there for a business funds are received, says a Han- Will the Government co-trip to Japan, died of fatty de 1
RETURN TRIP: fuchu telegrara to Nanking fol-sider favourably the innovation of
generation of the heart. Both lowing the survey of the 10 inviting written suggestions, for burials took place at sea flooded districts in Shantung the improvement of the play-
RELIEF URGENTLY REQUIRED
Thousands Endangered In Shantung
2,000,000 FLOOD REFUGEES
pliances for drinking water
Before the Banpura sailed
New York, To-day. The "Flying Clipper" began
It declares that the refugees grounds at Kowloon, from mothers for the East she carried 500
her return fight from Wake. Is the province number for the benefit of whose children people to Spithead to see the land yesterday afternoon. The 2,000,000 and require at least the grounds are maintained? Naval Review. $2,000,000 a month to feed.
OTHER BUSINESS
first halt is to be Midway Island. Eye-witnesses tstate that it was a most im- Renter It requests the Government In addition the Colonial Secrepressive sight The Rampura, to impose a food tax on allitary will move that the Report of railways and to appropriate the Finance Committee (No. 11), Captai
hen flew the flag of SH Furlong. Com-
$15,000,000 for flood relief dated 11th July, 1935, be adopted modore of the P. & O., fleet, lay OP PRESS
work in Shantung
Meanwhile it is officially esti
mated than 1,000,000 people
have been rendered homeless in
Honan owing to the
Material damage to the
the Berengaria, with
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LONDON'S HEAT WAVE
the Commodore" of the
London,
drought in the sou
cf $50,000,000 has been done is still, mbi
Beuter
Line on board Castle, flying
received the good wishes of the distinguished guests. Trans Ocean Service.
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]duties immediately..
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CHARGE
Manila In Direct Line
"Not Guilty" Brought
In By Jury
A telegram received through [the American- Cons zte Generat
SPY CHARGE IN from the Manila Observatory this TAIPO INCIDENT LAST JUNE
PARIS
PECULIAR CAMERA ON ACCUSED
A peculiar can fject a narcotic stroi
pat anyone to sle was found in
morning stated that at
a typhoon was situated in about Longitude 130 E Latitude 15 N moving west
The position is almos of Manila, and that the island. ly menaced
WEATHE
Luzon
Appearing before the Puicne dige Mr. R. E. Lindsell. the Criminal szion: Supreme Court - this Chong Ha ohnen
the